to get was a grander sense of what it means to be a kid to the president, to the first lady of the united states. you know, there are only 44 first families. >> reporter: i talked to gad from the white house. well, not really. we're at a mock-up in washington's madame tussaud's museum. >> it must be fun playing the son. >> it's crazy. if you go out and do something wrong, it makes the nightly news, which you yourself have some experience with, i understand. >> i do have a little experience in that. >> how did that work out? >> it didn't work out great for me. >> reporter: yes, a picture can be worth a thousand words. and it's that intense scrutiny that gad and his writers hopes resonates with viewers, being an ordinary family -- >> her friends told her to blow off some steam, have a one-night stand, so she did. >> reporter: suddenly thrust into an extraordinary situation. >> you've got to write something about the crazy white house family. i'll take the bullet, write the article about me. >> i did, last week. >> can you send me a link to that? >> i love you -- >> reporter: in the series b